diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1bf21e6..feb4aa8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ test: deps
 	npm run test:all -- --exit
 	npx validate-maintainers orbit-db --match --ci
 
-build: test
+build:
 	mkdir -p examples/browser/lib/
 	npm run build
 	cp dist/orbitdb.min.js examples/browser/lib/orbitdb.min.js
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ba01ee..7c0aa70 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,13 +160,15 @@ to redo the local package-lock.json with working native dependencies.
 ### Browser example
 
 ```
-make
+npm install # if not yet installed
+make build
 npm run examples:browser # if browser isn't opening, open examples/browser/browser.html in your browser
 ```
 
 Using Webpack:
 ```
-make
+npm install # if not yet installed
+make build
 npm run examples:browser-webpack # if browser isn't opening, open examples/browser/browser-webpack-example/index.html in your browser
 ```